analysisTo build a large corpus of colloquial Malay which is useful for linguistic research on the subject.

type.style

speechfree conversations

type.form

unfixed

type.sentence

short

long

type.annotation

annotated

type.annotationSample

Transcription
- Transcribers: Each dialogue was transcribed by one of the informants involved in the conversation and was then checked and modified by Anida and Nomoto.
- Transcription conventions:
( ) forms of address (interlocutor’s name); short utterances to show agreement
/// short pauses
< > simultaneous utterances
### inarticulate and untranscribable parts
* uncertain spellings
[ ] exclamations